GRE Word List

BLASPHEMY

the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God

The meaning of the word blasphemy is the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God.

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WordMeaning
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
regaleto entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies
apiculturethe keeping of bees especially on a large scale
dazeto stupefy especially by a blow : stun
annexto attach as a quality, consequence, or condition
sledgesledgehammer
bearingthe manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear
steeplofty
dissimulateto hide under a false appearance