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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| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
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| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
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| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
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