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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WordMeaning
prerogativean exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as
pugnacityhaving a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent
curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
annalsa record of events arranged in yearly sequence
hema border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
eclipticof or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse
wrangleto dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker
hirelinga person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives