GRE Word List
PROFANE
to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
The meaning of the word profane is to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| recast | to cast again |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |