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 |
|---|---|
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| benison | blessing |
| fester | to generate pus |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
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| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |