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
rambleto move aimlessly from place to place
spruceto make spruce
galleona heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish
gerrymanderthe act or method of gerrymandering
enumerateto ascertain the number of : count
gratiswithout charge or recompense : free
immolateto kill or destroy especially by fire
chuckleto laugh inwardly or quietly
dinghya small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat
decapitateto cut off the head of : behead