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 |
|---|---|
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| neologism | a new word, usage, or expression |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| viable | capable of living |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |