GRE Word List

INVIOLABLE

secure from violation or profanation

The meaning of the word inviolable is secure from violation or profanation.

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misapprehensionto apprehend wrongly : misunderstand
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campa place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
bentunenclosed grassland
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
ascendancygoverning or controlling influence : domination
gentryupper or ruling class : aristocracy
martineta strict disciplinarian
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