GRE Word List
BLEMISH
to spoil by a flaw
The meaning of the word blemish is to spoil by a flaw.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |