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 |
|---|---|
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| unfrock | defrock |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |