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 |
|---|---|
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| monochrome | a painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |