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.

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WordMeaning
vigilthe act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary
paucitysmallness of number : fewness
incontrovertiblenot open to question : indisputable
hurtleto move rapidly or forcefully
factiousof or relating to faction: such as
stringenttight
exactto call for forcibly or urgently and obtain
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
slothdisinclination to action or labor : indolence
slavishof or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude