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 |
|---|---|
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| drab | slattern |