GRE Word List
SULLY
to make soiled or tarnished : defile
The meaning of the word sully is to make soiled or tarnished : defile.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| economy | the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |