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
wispa small handful (as of hay or straw)
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
warrantya real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title
muddleto make turbid or muddy
functionaryone who serves in a certain function
groovea long narrow channel or depression
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
vicaran ecclesiastical agent: such as