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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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 |