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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WordMeaning
imperturbablemarked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene
flirtto move erratically : flit
wholesomepromoting health or well-being of mind or spirit
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
drivelnonsense
capitulateto surrender often after negotiation of terms
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
bestialof or relating to beasts
conglomerationthe act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated