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 |
|---|---|
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |