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 |
|---|---|
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| scapegoat | a 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 |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |