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 |
|---|---|
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| finery | ornament |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |