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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WordMeaning
pontificalepiscopal attire
dina loud continued noise
outwitto get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart
fretto eat or gnaw into : corrode
resignationan act or instance of resigning something : surrender
pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly
exceptwith the exclusion or exception of
bloatedoverfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc.
dilatorytending or intended to cause delay
shrewany of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur