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 |
|---|---|
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| opus | work |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |