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.

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fashionthe prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time
subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted
cynicalhaving or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as
jaundiceyellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments
abscondto depart secretly and hide oneself
unsightlynot pleasing to the sight : not comely
accompliceone associated with another especially in wrongdoing
primaryfirst in order of time or development : primitive
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
gougea chisel with a concavo-convex cross section