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 |
|---|---|
| collected | gathered together |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| postulate | demand |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| hirsute | hairy |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |