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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| addle | rotten |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| unique | being the only one : sole |