GRE Word List

RESOURCEFUL

able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means

The meaning of the word resourceful is able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means.

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WordMeaning
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
disembarkto remove to shore from a ship
interloperone that interlopes: such as
derivativea word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation
hazarda source of danger
infirmitythe quality or state of being infirm
effectuateto cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect
gnomemaxim
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")