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 |
|---|---|
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| violate | break |
| hue | overall character or appearance to the mind : complexion |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |