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
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|---|---|
| shack | hut |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
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| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
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