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 |
|---|---|
| progeny | descendants |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
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| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |