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 |
|---|---|
| paradigm | example |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |