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.
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|---|---|
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
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