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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WordMeaning
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
haranguea speech addressed to a public assembly
raveto talk irrationally in or as if in delirium
profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
gainsayto declare to be untrue or invalid
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
cerebralof or relating to the brain or the intellect
analgesican agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
begetto procreate as the father : sire