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 |
|---|---|
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
| transcendental | transcendent |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| 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 |