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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vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
rejuvenate | to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to |
comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
laud | praise |
meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |