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 |
|---|---|
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |