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 |
|---|---|
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |