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
whitthe smallest part or particle imaginable : bit
precursorone that precedes and indicates the approach of another
inopportuneinconvenient
irasciblemarked by hot temper and easily provoked anger
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
primaloriginal
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
convictionthe act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law
expiateto make amends for