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 |
|---|---|
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
| frail | easily led into evil |