GRE Word List
ADULTERATE
to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
The meaning of the word adulterate is to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| economy | the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |