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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |