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 |
|---|---|
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| hubbub | noise |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |