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 |
|---|---|
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| duration | continuance in time |
| mercurial | of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| render | to melt down |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |