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
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|---|---|
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| realm | kingdom |