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

WordMeaning
frenziedfeeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance
decorousmarked by propriety and good taste : correct
institutesomething that is instituted: such as
tingea slight staining or suffusing shade or color
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
brindledhaving obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground
unobtrusivenot obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous
dankunpleasantly moist or wet
ballasta 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)
crypticsecret