GRE Word List
CONSECRATE
dedicated to a sacred purpose
The meaning of the word consecrate is dedicated to a sacred purpose.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| pummel | pound |
| dynamic | marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| palatial | of, relating to, or being a palace |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |