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 |
|---|---|
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| stringent | tight |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |