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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|---|---|
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
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| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| obese | having excessive body fat |
| sibling | sib |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |