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 |
|---|---|
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |