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 |
|---|---|
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |