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 |
|---|---|
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| executor | one who executes something |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| niggle | trifle |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |