GRE Word List
DESECRATE
profane; violate the sanctity of
The meaning of the word desecrate is profane; violate the sanctity of.
Random words
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meddlesome | interfering; V. meddle: interfere |
ligneous | like wood |
battalion | army unit made up of four or more companies |
rout | put to rout; stampede; drive out; N: complete defeat and disorderly retreat |
ascetic | practicing self-denial; avoiding physical pleasures and comforts; austere; Ex. ascetic life of Buddhist monks; N. asceticism |
striated | marked with parallel bands; striped; grooved; Ex. striated rocks; V. striate; N. stria: thin groove or line |
wanton | unrestrained; gratuitously cruel; willfully malicious; unchaste; sexually improper; promiscuous; Ex. wanton spending/killing; CF. having no just cause |
chagrin | annoyance and disappointment; vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride) |
diminution | lessening; reduction in size; V. diminish |
foist | insert improperly; impose upon another by coercion; palm off; pass off as genuine or worthy; CF. fist |