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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alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
grill | to broil on a grill |
obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
refrain | curb |
victuals | food usable by people |