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 |
|---|---|
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| aver | to declare positively |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |