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 |
|---|---|
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |