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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
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| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| heed | to pay attention |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
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