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 |
|---|---|
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| tatter | to make ragged |
| piety | the quality or state of being pious: such as |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |