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 |
|---|---|
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |