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
prefigureto show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
irremediablenot remediable
hivea container for housing honeybees
vindictivedisposed to seek revenge : vengeful
miscellanyseparate writings collected in one volume
granulateto form or crystallize into grains or granules
peerone that is of equal standing with another : equal
cursiverunning
maelstroma powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius
profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate