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 |
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| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| vertebrate | any 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 |
| ploy | escapade |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| gazette | newspaper |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |