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

WordMeaning
attestto affirm to be true or genuine
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
turpitudeinherent baseness : depravity
executorone who executes something
lunaticaffected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane
niggletrifle
mincingaffectedly dainty or delicate
prevaricateto deviate from the truth : equivocate
serratednotched or toothed on the edge
affinityrelationship by marriage