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 |
|---|---|
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| scion | descendant |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| babble | to talk enthusiastically or excessively |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |