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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| feint | something feigned |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |