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 |
|---|---|
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| din | a loud continued noise |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| shrew | any 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 |