GRE Word List

HAVEN

harbor

The meaning of the word haven is harbor.

Random words

WordMeaning
askancewith disapproval or distrust : scornfully
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
bombastpretentious inflated speech or writing
buxomvigorously or healthily plump
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
piousmarked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship
indecisiona wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
parryto ward off a weapon or blow