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
fructifyto bear fruit
colossusa statue of gigantic size and proportions
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
accedeto express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand
wansuggestive of poor health : sickly
plumba lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction
knella stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)
ribaldmarked by coarseness or lewdness : crude
strutto become turgid : swell
heinoushatefully or shockingly evil : abominable