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
forumthe marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business
quarrygame
obtrudeto thrust out : extrude
reproveto scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent
ebullientboiling
tempothe rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking
sullengloomily or resentfully silent or repressed
rareseldom occurring or found : uncommon
subdueto conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish
pulchritudephysical comeliness