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 |
|---|---|
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| giddy | dizzy |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |