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 |
|---|---|
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| quarry | game |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| connoisseur | expert |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |