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 |
|---|---|
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| sartorial | of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes |
| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |