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 |
|---|---|
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| romp | one that romps |
| bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| exhume | disinter |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |