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 |
|---|---|
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |