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
beneficialproducing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit
swindlerto obtain money or property by fraud or deceit
luminarya person of prominence or brilliant achievement
linguisticof or relating to language or linguistics
apiaristbeekeeper
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
epitaphan inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
parvenuone that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it
efficacythe power to produce an effect
enigmasomething hard to understand or explain