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 |
|---|---|
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| pending | during |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |