GRE Word List
SANCTUARY
a consecrated place: such as
The meaning of the word sanctuary is a consecrated place: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| influx | a coming in |
| hirsute | hairy |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |