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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WordMeaning
ironicrelating to, containing, or constituting irony
asymmetrichaving two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical
partisana firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person
pathetichaving a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
lodewaterway
duplicitycontradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action
repositorya place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository
executionerone who executes
prolixityunduly prolonged or drawn out : too long
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