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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |