GRE Word List
DESECRATE
profane; violate the sanctity of
The meaning of the word desecrate is profane; violate the sanctity of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| meddlesome | interfering; V. meddle: interfere |
| ligneous | like wood |
| battalion | army unit made up of four or more companies |
| rout | put to rout; stampede; drive out; N: complete defeat and disorderly retreat |
| ascetic | practicing self-denial; avoiding physical pleasures and comforts; austere; Ex. ascetic life of Buddhist monks; N. asceticism |
| striated | marked with parallel bands; striped; grooved; Ex. striated rocks; V. striate; N. stria: thin groove or line |
| wanton | unrestrained; gratuitously cruel; willfully malicious; unchaste; sexually improper; promiscuous; Ex. wanton spending/killing; CF. having no just cause |
| chagrin | annoyance and disappointment; vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride) |
| diminution | lessening; reduction in size; V. diminish |
| foist | insert improperly; impose upon another by coercion; palm off; pass off as genuine or worthy; CF. fist |
