GRE Word List
REPUGNANCE
the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent
The meaning of the word repugnance is the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| pliant | pliable |