GRE Word List
DEFILE
pollute; make filthy or dirty; corrupt morally; profane; desecrate; N: narrow passage or gorge through mountains
The meaning of the word defile is pollute; make filthy or dirty; corrupt morally; profane; desecrate; N: narrow passage or gorge through mountains.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nourishment | something that nourishes; food |
| calligraphy | beautiful writing; excellent penmanship |
| impeach | charge (a public official) with crime in office; raise doubts about; indict; Ex. impeach a witness's credibility |
| cavalier | casual and offhand; arrogant; N: knight |
| misanthrope | one who hates mankind; misanthropist |
| behoove | be suited to; be incumbent upon; be right and necessary; Ex. It behooves one to do. |
| jurisdiction | right and power to apply the law; authority |
| demure | (of a woman or child) grave; quiet and serious; coy; pretending to be demure |
| ordain | decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine; install as a minister, priest, or rabbi; N. ordainment; CF. ordination |
| fastidious | difficult to please; squeamish; fussy; finicky |
