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 |
|---|---|
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |