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 |
|---|---|
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| 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) |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| document | proof |