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 |
|---|---|
| precipitous | precipitate |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| dilute | attenuate |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |