GRE Word List
PROFANE
violate; desecrate (something holy); treat unworthily; be profane for; ADJ: secular; nonreligious; irreverent for holy things
The meaning of the word profane is violate; desecrate (something holy); treat unworthily; be profane for; ADJ: secular; nonreligious; irreverent for holy things.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| celestial | heavenly |
| checkered | marked by great changes in fortune; with many changes of fortuene; CF. checked: having a pattern of squares |
| expose | public revelation of something discreditable |
| temperate | moderate; restrained; self-controlled; moderate in respect to temperature; CF. temperance: moderation and self-restraint; abstinence of alcoholic drinks; Ex. temperance society |
| disapprobation | disapproval; condemnation |
| reaper | one who harvests grain; Ex. the Grim Reaper; V. reap: cut and gather (crop); harvest a crop |
| erode | eat away; wear away gradually by abrasion; Ex. The sea erodes the rocks. |
| ideology | system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture |
| herald | messenger; sign of something to come; V: announce; proclaim; Ex. unheralded researcher |
| plenary | (of power) complete; full; fully attended by all qualified members; Ex. plenary power |
