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 |
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natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |