GRE Word List
HARBOR
give protection (by giving food and shelter); provide a refuge for; hide; keep in mind (thoughts or feelings); Ex. harbor a grudge/criminal; N: place of shelter; refuge
The meaning of the word harbor is give protection (by giving food and shelter); provide a refuge for; hide; keep in mind (thoughts or feelings); Ex. harbor a grudge/criminal; N: place of shelter; refuge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| craft | skill (esp. with one's hands); skill in deceiving people; guile; ADJ. crafty: cleverly deceitful; cunning |
| tenacity | firmness; persistence |
| presage | foretell; be a warning or sign of; N: presentiment; foreboding; omen |
| paroxysm | fit or attack of pain, laughter, rage; sudden outburst |
| bourgeois | middle class; selfishly materialistic; too interested in material possessions |
| ferret | drive or hunt out of hiding; hunt with ferrets; drive out (as from a hiding place); expel; uncover or discover by searching; Ex. ferret out the secret; N. small fierce animal which catches rats and rabbits by going into their holes |
| labyrinth | maze |
| oculist | physician who specializes in treatment of the eyes |
| magnanimity | generosity; ADJ. magnanimous: generous |
| apathy | lack of caring; indifference; lack of concern or interest in important matters; Ex. He was sunk in apathy after his failure; ADJ. apathetic |
