GRE Word List
SULLY
to make soiled or tarnished : defile
The meaning of the word sully is to make soiled or tarnished : defile.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |