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 |
|---|---|
| bauble | trinket |
| serenity | the quality or state of being serene |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |