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 |
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indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment |
gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |