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

WordMeaning
spuriousborn to parents not married to each other
siftto put through a sieve
surgeto rise and fall actively : toss
bacchanalorgy
fictitiousof, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary
nettleany of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
redolentexuding fragrance : aromatic