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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
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| anthropologist | the science of human beings |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
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| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
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