GRE Word List

DESECRATE

to violate the sanctity of : profane

The meaning of the word desecrate is to violate the sanctity of : profane.

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WordMeaning
cantankerousdifficult or irritating to deal with
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
preponderancea superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
inexorablenot to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
resonantcontinuing to sound : echoing
renovateto restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
suffragistone who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women
elucidateto make lucid especially by explanation or analysis
expositoryof, relating to, or containing exposition