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 |
|---|---|
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| statutory | of or relating to statutes |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |