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 |
|---|---|
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| diva | prima donna |