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 |
|---|---|
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |