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 |
|---|---|
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| fete | festival |
| evenhanded | fair |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |