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 |
|---|---|
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| azure | the blue color of the clear sky |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |
| effete | no longer fertile |