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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WordMeaning
enfranchiseto set free (as from slavery)
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
lucremonetary gain : profit
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
percussionthe act of percussing: such as
hue_and_cryoutcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
pillagethe act of looting or plundering especially in war
fitacceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper