GRE Word List
SULLY
defile; soil; tarnish; Ex. sully one's hands in menial labor
The meaning of the word sully is defile; soil; tarnish; Ex. sully one's hands in menial labor.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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impudence | impertinence; insolence |
effectuate | effect; produce; achieve; Ex. effectuate a reconciliation |
afterlife | life after death; later part of one's life |
tactful | careful no to cause offence; OP. tactless |
undulating | moving with a wavelike motion; V. undulate; CF. und: wave |
recumbent | reclining; lying down completely or in part |
attrition | rubbing away by friction; gradual decrease in numbers or strength; reduction in the work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment; Ex. a war of attrition |
fringe | decorative edge of hanging threads; edge |
preternatural | beyond what is normal in nature; supernatural; Ex. preternatural strength/forces |
impropriety | improperness; unsuitableness |