GRE Word List
BESMIRCH
to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully
The meaning of the word besmirch is to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| demented | mad |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| congenial | pleasant |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |