GRE Word List
DEFILE
to make unclean or impure: such as
The meaning of the word defile is to make unclean or impure: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| overthrow | overturn |
| smart | having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| endorse | to write on the back of |