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 |
|---|---|
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| upright | perpendicular |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |