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

WordMeaning
distortto twist (see twist
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
torpedoa weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as
suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
simianof, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes
coiffurea style or manner of arranging the hair
mercenaryone that serves merely for wages
dauntto lessen the courage of : cow
ruthlesshaving no pity : merciless
cauterizeto sear with a cautery or caustic