GRE Word List

RESORT

one that affords aid or refuge : resource

The meaning of the word resort is one that affords aid or refuge : resource.

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clamberto climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet
requiema mass for the dead
projectilea body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
carata unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy
busta sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast
goadto incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad
oligarchygovernment by the few
gangrenelocal death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply
anthologya collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music