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 |
|---|---|
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |