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 |
|---|---|
| gnarl | snarl |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |