GRE Word List

ASYLUM

an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary

The meaning of the word asylum is an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary.

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demographicthe statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets
defectan imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
ployescapade
ichthyologya branch of zoology that deals with fishes
catharticof, relating to, or producing catharsis
idlenot occupied or employed: such as
marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
gazettenewspaper
abdicateto renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function