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
stridentcharacterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
anestheticof, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia
egoisma doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action
egotisticalcharacterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
nugatoryof little or no consequence : trifling
killjoyone who spoils the pleasure of others
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
niggardlygrudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
buffeta blow especially with the hand
pedagogueteacher