GRE Word List
RESORT
one that affords aid or refuge : resource
The meaning of the word resort is one that affords aid or refuge : resource.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
rig | to fit out with rigging |
imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |