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
rotunditymarked by roundness : rounded
itineranttraveling from place to place
lumenthe cavity of a tubular organ or part
unbridledunrestrained
bearingthe manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear
imputeto lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly
abominateto hate or loathe intensely : abhor
pendantsomething suspended: such as
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work