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 |
|---|---|
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |