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 |
|---|---|
| extol | praise very highly; glorify |
| apologist | one who writes in defense of a cause or institution; N. apologia |
| abscission | cutting off; separation |
| implicate | incriminate; involve incriminatingly; show to be involved (in a crime); Ex. implicate someone in the crime |
| deplore | regret; express sorrow and severe disapproval for something bad; Ex. deplore their violent behavior; ADJ. deplorable: very bad; deserving severe disapproval; Ex. deplorable living condition |
| denigrate | blacken; defame |
| accoutre | equip; N. accoutrement |
| impediment | hindrance; stumbling-block; speech defect preventing clear articulation; Ex. speech impediment |
| scrap | small bit or fragment; discarded waste material; fight; Ex. a scrap of paper/cloth; V: break into parts for disposal; discard as worthless; fight; quarrel |
| knave | untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel; jack; N. knavery |
