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 |
|---|---|
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| linguistic | of or relating to language or linguistics |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |