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 |
|---|---|
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| hardy | bold |
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |