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.

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WordMeaning
dozeto sleep lightly
affirmationthe act of affirming
sinecurean office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
condoneto regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
ascertainto find out or learn with certainty
latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation