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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |