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 |
|---|---|
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| disclose | to make known or public |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |