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 |
|---|---|
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |