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
scintillateto emit sparks : spark
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
despoilto strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage
resignrelegate
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
pessimisman inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome
imputeto lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly
thralla state of servitude or submission
begrudgeto give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure