GRE Word List

DESECRATE

to violate the sanctity of : profane

The meaning of the word desecrate is to violate the sanctity of : profane.

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WordMeaning
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
scalean instrument or machine for weighing
importunatetroublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand
brittleeasily broken, cracked, or snapped
deviateto stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic
meagerhaving little flesh : thin
agglomerationthe action or process of collecting in a mass
pandemicoccurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population
staminathe bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance
gorycovered with gore : bloodstained