GRE Word List
SULLY
defile; soil; tarnish; Ex. sully one's hands in menial labor
The meaning of the word sully is defile; soil; tarnish; Ex. sully one's hands in menial labor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impudence | impertinence; insolence |
| effectuate | effect; produce; achieve; Ex. effectuate a reconciliation |
| afterlife | life after death; later part of one's life |
| tactful | careful no to cause offence; OP. tactless |
| undulating | moving with a wavelike motion; V. undulate; CF. und: wave |
| recumbent | reclining; lying down completely or in part |
| attrition | rubbing away by friction; gradual decrease in numbers or strength; reduction in the work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment; Ex. a war of attrition |
| fringe | decorative edge of hanging threads; edge |
| preternatural | beyond what is normal in nature; supernatural; Ex. preternatural strength/forces |
| impropriety | improperness; unsuitableness |