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 |
|---|---|
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| wanton | merciless |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |