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 |
|---|---|
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
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| demise | death |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
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| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |