GRE Word List

SANCTUARY

a consecrated place: such as

The meaning of the word sanctuary is a consecrated place: such as.

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WordMeaning
addlerotten
patrimonyan estate inherited from one's father or ancestor
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
gauchelacking social experience or grace
seasonalof, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season
genesisthe origin or coming into being of something
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
asepticpreventing infection
bellicosefavoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars
penetrateto pass into or through