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
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agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
peccadillo | a slight offense |
incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |
digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
unfrock | defrock |
obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
substantial | consisting of or relating to substance |
dys- | abnormal |
perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
epic | a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero |