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 |
|---|---|
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| grotto | cave |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
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