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 |
|---|---|
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| psyche | a princess loved by Cupid |
| domicile | a dwelling place : place of residence : home |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |