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 |
|---|---|
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
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