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
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
artfulperformed with or showing art or skill
qualifyto reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify
proselytizeto induce someone to convert to one's faith
historichistorical
mordantbiting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive
arroyoa watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
criteriaa standard on which a judgment or decision may be based
ancestryline of descent : lineage