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
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
primto give a prim or demure expression to
encompassinclude
inasmuch_assince; owing to the fact that
sustenancemeans of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging
distinctivemarking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
disheartento cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale
rustleto make or cause a rustle