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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
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| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |