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 |
|---|---|
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |