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 |
|---|---|
| historic | historical |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |