GRE Word List
VITIATE
to make faulty or defective : impair
The meaning of the word vitiate is to make faulty or defective : impair.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| charlatan | quack |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |