GRE Word List

SACRILEGIOUS

committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object

The meaning of the word sacrilegious is committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object.

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bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
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ethnicof or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background
broodthe young of an animal or a family of young
remitto lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath
impalpableincapable of being felt by touch : intangible
indigenousproduced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment
conscripta conscripted person (such as a military recruit)
assertto state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively