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

WordMeaning
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
onslaughtan especially fierce attack
busta sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast
lustusually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness
allocateto apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute
derangedmentally unsound : crazy
mnemonicassisting or intended to assist memory
seduceto persuade to disobedience or disloyalty
impertinentgiven to or characterized by insolent rudeness
missilecapable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object