GRE Word List

CONSECRATE

dedicated to a sacred purpose

The meaning of the word consecrate is dedicated to a sacred purpose.

Random words

WordMeaning
blotchto mark or mar with blotches
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
defaceto mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details
notableworthy of note : remarkable
patinaa usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color
prongfork
inimitablenot capable of being imitated : matchless
flounderflatfish
panoramicof, relating to, or resembling a panorama: such as
gleanto gather grain or other produce left by reapers