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 |
|---|---|
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |