GRE Word List
DESECRATE
to violate the sanctity of : profane
The meaning of the word desecrate is to violate the sanctity of : profane.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| whimsy | whim |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| bump | a relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |