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 |
|---|---|
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| multilingual | of, having, or expressed in several languages |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |