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 |
|---|---|
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| quicksilver | mercury |