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
execrabledeserving to be execrated : detestable
gazettenewspaper
glimmerto shine faintly or unsteadily
palliddeficient in color : wan
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves
tauntto reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at
facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
mottledmarked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors