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GRE DEFINITION CONSECRATE TO
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Graduate
05/06/2006

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consecrate
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v. dedicate; sanctify.
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consensus
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N. general agreement; opinion reached by a group as a whole.
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consequential
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ADJ. pompous; self-important.
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conservatory
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N. school of the fine arts (especially music or drama).
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consign
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v. deliver officially entrusts set apart
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consistency
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N. absence ot contradictions; dependability uniformity; degree of thickness.
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console
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v. lessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort.
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consolidatiOn
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N. unification; process Of becoming firm or stronger.
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consonance
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N. harmony; agreement.
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consort
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v. associate with.
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consort
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N. husband or wife.
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conspiracy
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N. treacherous Plot.
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constituent
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N. supporter.
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constraint
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N. compulsion; repressoin of feelings.
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construe
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V. explain; interpret
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consummate
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ADJ. wholly Without flaw, supremely skilled; complete and utter.
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contagion
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N. infection.
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contaminate
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v. pollute
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contempt
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N. scorn; disdain.
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contend
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v. struggle; compete; assert earnestly.
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contention
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N claim, thesis.
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contentious
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ADJ. quarrelsome.
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contest
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v. dispute.
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context
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N. writings preceding and following the passage quoted.
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contiguous
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ADJ. adjacent to; touching upon.
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continence
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N self-restraint sexual chastity
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contingent
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ADJ. dependent on; conditional.
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contingent
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N. group that makes up part of a gathering.
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contortions
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N. twistings; distortions.
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contraband
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N. illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods.
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