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 |
|---|---|
| overweening | arrogant |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| migratory | of, relating to, or characterized by migration |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| prosody | the study of versification |