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.

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WordMeaning
antiquityancient times
relican object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr
enervatelacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated
ancestryline of descent : lineage
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
conventionagreement
jurisdictionthe power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law
arrearsthe state of being behind in the discharge of obligations
bastiona projecting part of a fortification
fancyto have a fancy (see fancy