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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| facade | the front of a building |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |