Desecrate1). Sanctify2). Profane3). Befoul4). Defile

1.	Desecrate1). Sanctify2). Profane3). Befoul4). Defile
Answer» Correct Answer: Sanctify Desecrate MEANS ‘to TREAT a sacred place or thing with disrespect and VIOLENCE’ while sanctify means ‘to set a place apart as holy or sacred, consecrate’. Thus, these words are opposites and hence, the correct answer. ‘Profane’ means ‘not respectful of religion’, ‘befoul’ means ‘MAKE dirty’ and ‘defile’ means ‘mar or SPOIL’.

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