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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integrityfirm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility
acousticsa science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound
wearyexhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness
nemesisthe Greek goddess of retributive justice
expropriateto deprive of possession or proprietary rights
macean aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg
swathea band used in swathing
assuageto lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease
routa state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat
rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility