GRE Word List
VILIFY
to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame
The meaning of the word vilify is to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| mulct | fine |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |