This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you an example of how to use it.
This week’s closing word:
succor
Pronounced: (SUCK-er)
Noun:
assistance in time of difficulty
Verb:
help in a difficult situation
From Vocabulary.com: “In archaic times, succor meant a reinforcement of troops during a hard battle. These days though, those reinforcements are a bit more figurative. Succor is a helping hand in a time of need, relief when the going gets tough.”
Example:
“Displaced from their apartment by the fire, the family sought succor from the Red Cross.”
