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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| imbue | endow |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |