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 |
|---|---|
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
