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 |
|---|---|
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |