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 |
|---|---|
| addle | rotten |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| seasonal | of, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |