GRE Word List
SANCTUARY
place of refuge; shelter; shrine; holy place; Ex. The outlaw was granted sanctuary in the church.
The meaning of the word sanctuary is place of refuge; shelter; shrine; holy place; Ex. The outlaw was granted sanctuary in the church..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mollify | soothe an angry person |
| servile | slavish; cringing; N. servility |
| pillory | punish by placing in a wooden frame or pillory; subject or expose to criticism and ridicule; N. |
| glossy | smooth and shining; N. gloss: shiny brightness on a surface; superficially attractive appearance; Ex. gloss of good manners |
| morgue | mortuary; place where bodies are kept before burial or cremation |
| compound | combine; produce by combining; increase; make worse by adding to or increasing; exacerbate; Ex. compound an error; ADJ: consisting of two or more parts; N: combination of two or more parts; area enclosed by a wall containing a group of buildings; Ex. factory compound; CF. complex |
| pharisaical | pertaining to the Pharisees, who paid scrupulous attention to tradition; self-righteous; hypocritical |
| physiological | pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms; N. physiology |
| turbulence | state of violent agitation; ADJ. turbulent: violently agitated or disturbed |
| elastic | able to spring back into shape; quick to recover (as from disappointment); able to adapt to change; Ex. elastic plans; N: elastic material |