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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| mulct | fine |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
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| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |