GRE Word List
REPELLENT
serving or tending to drive away or ward off
The meaning of the word repellent is serving or tending to drive away or ward off.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| fervid | very hot : burning |