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 |
|---|---|
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| flounder | flatfish |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| motley | variegated in color |