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 |
|---|---|
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| rustic | of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |