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 |
|---|---|
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| ossify | to change into bone |