GRE Word List
CONSECRATE
dedicated to a sacred purpose
The meaning of the word consecrate is dedicated to a sacred purpose.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| application | an act of applying: |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |