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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WordMeaning
leveea reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed
gruffrough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect
intimatemarked by a warm friendship developing through long association
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
poreto gaze intently
ravenousrapacious
impugnto assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity
arteryany of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body
tantamountequivalent in value, significance, or effect
behemotha mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God