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 |
|---|---|
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |