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
pendingduring
uproariousmarked by uproar
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
ravelto become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
victualsfood usable by people
bromidea binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
ligneousof or resembling wood
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually