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 |
|---|---|
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |