GRE

consecrate = make holy, dedicate to a goal, to declare sacred

use = The new temple was completed and consecrated in 1962

hoyden = tomboy, boisterous girl

fetid = foul-smelling, putrid, stinking

use = fetid air

litany = list

use = a litany of complaints

prophet = prognosticator

use = the words of the prophet

substantiate = verify

use = evidence to substantiate the allegations

ovine = like a sheep

use = ovine believers

manacle = shackle

use = They had manacled her legs together.

rancid = rotten

use = rancid oil

jaunty = having a sprightly manner

use = jaunty dress

odoriferous = pleasant odor

use = the odoriferous spices make the food more appetizing

extenuate = To diminish the gravity or importance of

use = He was unable to say anything that might have extenuated his behavior

igneous = produced by fire, volcanic

use = igneous rocks

dotage = senility, mental decline

use = in his dotage, the old man bored everyone

wizardry = sorcery, magic

ecstasy = Rapturous excitement or exaltation

use = they were in ecstasy

conch = spiral shell

use = blowing conch at the temple

dirge = lament with music, funeral hymn

use = the funeral dirge stirred us to tears

unctuous = insincere

use = his unctuous manner