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 |
|---|---|
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| gamut | the whole series of recognized musical notes |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |