GRE Word List
DESECRATE
profane; violate the sanctity of
The meaning of the word desecrate is profane; violate the sanctity of.
Random words
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|---|---|
| irate | angry; CF. ire: anger; wrath |
| vex | annoy; distress |
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| correlate | either of the correlated things; V. |
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| seemly | (of behavior) proper; appropriate |
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| presentiment | premonition; foreboding; feeling something will happen; anticipatory fear |
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