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 |
|---|---|
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |