GRE Word List

SANCTUARY

a consecrated place: such as

The meaning of the word sanctuary is a consecrated place: such as.

Random words

WordMeaning
monumentalserving as or resembling a monument : massive
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
savorthe taste or smell of something
anachronisman error in chronology
kneelto position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor
extraditionthe surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
assuageto lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease
demoticof, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing