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 |
|---|---|
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |