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 |
|---|---|
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| humdrum | monotonous |
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| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
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