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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| collate | to compare critically |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| collaborate | to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |