GRE Word List
HARBOR
a place of security and comfort : refuge
The meaning of the word harbor is a place of security and comfort : refuge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| bulk | magnitude |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |