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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| spruce | to make spruce |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |