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 |
|---|---|
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| retrench | cut down |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |