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
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
repositorya place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository
dolorouscausing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief
contusioninjury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
dexterousmentally adroit and skillful : clever
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
busta sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast
stem_fromarise from; originate from