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 |
|---|---|
| finesse | refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| mortician | undertaker |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |