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 |
|---|---|
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |