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 |
|---|---|
| defer | put off |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| nomenclature | name |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |