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 |
|---|---|
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
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| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |