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 |
|---|---|
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |