GRE Word List
DESECRATE
to violate the sanctity of : profane
The meaning of the word desecrate is to violate the sanctity of : profane.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |