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 |
|---|---|
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |