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 |
|---|---|
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| quarry | game |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |