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 |
|---|---|
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |