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 |
|---|---|
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |