GRE vocabulary
tarnish
to dull or damage the luster, reputation, or purity of something
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tacit
understood or implied without being openly stated
taciturn
habitually reserved and uncommunicative in speech
tangential
only loosely relevant; diverging from the main point
tangible
perceptible by touch or concrete enough to be grasped
tangle
to twist together into a confused or knotted mass
tantamount
equivalent in effect or value to something else
tautological
needlessly repeating an idea using different words
tautology
needless repetition of the same idea in different words
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Questions about “tarnish”
Tarnish (verb) means to dull or damage the luster, reputation, or purity of something
Here is tarnish used in an example sentence: "A single scandal tarnished a reputation he had spent decades building."
Common synonyms for tarnish include sully, blemish, stain, besmirch.
Antonyms of tarnish include polish, burnish, enhance.
Tarnish is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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