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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WordMeaning
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
atypicalnot typical : irregular
fallibleliable to be erroneous
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
hysteriaa psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral
shrivelto draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture
recreantcrying for mercy : cowardly
infirmitythe quality or state of being infirm
pulsateto throb or move rhythmically : vibrate
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner