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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |