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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WordMeaning
dramaa composition (see composition
porouspossessing or full of pores
annulto declare or make legally invalid or void
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
basethe bottom of something considered as its support : foundation
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
partisana firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person
passiveacted upon by an external agency
underlyinglying beneath or below
retrenchcut down