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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throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
relegate | to send into exile : banish |
proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
polyglot | one who is polyglot |