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 |
|---|---|
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| unanimity | the quality or state of being unanimous |
| exhume | disinter |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |