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
vouchsafeto grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
equinoxeither of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
mediumsomething in a middle position
repelto drive back : repulse
accedeto express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
shangri-laa remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia
cadaverousof or relating to a corpse
supplecompliant often to the point of obsequiousness