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
sinistersingularly evil or productive of evil
celerityrapidity of motion or action
disseminateto spread abroad as though sowing seed
bastiona projecting part of a fortification
refractoryresisting control or authority : stubborn
peevishquerulous in temperament or mood : fretful
mulctfine
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
analgesiainsensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling