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
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
rubrican authoritative rule
somnambulistan abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed
threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
begrudgeto give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure
comaa state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath
exorbitantnot coming within the scope of the law
apexthe uppermost point : vertex
pompositypompous demeanor, speech, or behavior