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 |
|---|---|
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |