GRE Word List
SACROSANCT
most sacred or holy : inviolable
The meaning of the word sacrosanct is most sacred or holy : inviolable.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
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| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |