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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
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| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
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