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
disinterestednot having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged
benedictionthe invocation (see invocation
pyromaniaca person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania
aphasialoss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection)
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)
welterwrithe
approbationcommendation
cosmicof or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze