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
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slaughter | the act of killing |
profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
vertex | the top of the head |
appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
constituent | a member of a constituency |