GRE Word List
SULLY
to make soiled or tarnished : defile
The meaning of the word sully is to make soiled or tarnished : defile.
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mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |
yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |
wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |