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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blueof the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
morosehaving a sullen and gloomy disposition
promiscuoushaving or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners
revertto come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject)
congruencethe quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
didacticdesigned or intended to teach
requisiteneeded for a particular purpose : essential