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 |
|---|---|
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |