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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miserlyof, relating to, or characteristic of a miser
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
eclecticcomposed of elements drawn from various sources
reveriedaydream
prelatean ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank
augurydivination from auspices (see auspice
prominentstanding out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant
derelictabandoned especially by the owner or occupant
meteoricof or relating to a meteor
autonomoushaving the right or power of self-government