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 |
|---|---|
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |