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.
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Word | Meaning |
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inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
dulcet | sweet to the taste |
strut | to become turgid : swell |
entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
slake | subside |
cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
recipient | one that receives : receiver |