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 |
|---|---|
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| sophist | philosopher |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |