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 |
|---|---|
| duration | continuance in time |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| headlong | headfirst |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |