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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comaa state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison
bizarrestrikingly out of the ordinary: such as
expeditiousmarked by or acting with prompt efficiency
wangleto resort to trickery or devious methods
refuseto express oneself as unwilling to accept
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fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
drudgeto do hard, menial, or monotonous work
quipa clever usually taunting remark : gibe
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