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
littera covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger
halcyoncharacterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden
supinelying on the back or with the face upward
impenetrableincapable of being penetrated or pierced
heterogeneousconsisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed
repercussionreflection
mangleto injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing
frittera small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat
exchequera department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent