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 |
|---|---|
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| lewd | obscene |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| oatmeal | meal made from oats |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |