GRE Word List
ROIL
to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
The meaning of the word roil is to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of.
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| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
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