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
lecterna stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker
yieldto bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
emissaryone designated as the agent of another : representative
seetheto suffer violent internal excitement
recipientone that receives : receiver
disembarkto remove to shore from a ship
annulto declare or make legally invalid or void
militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
hatcha small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship)