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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| brazen | made of brass |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |