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 |
|---|---|
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| leave-taking | departure |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |