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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WordMeaning
expositoryof, relating to, or containing exposition
dodderingfeeble
nostruma medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness
harassexhaust
autocraticof, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
recuperateto get back : regain
narrativesomething that is narrated : story
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated
renditionthe act or result of rendering something: such as