GRE Word List
DEFACE
to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details
The meaning of the word deface is to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |