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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WordMeaning
arduoushard to accomplish or achieve : difficult
ideologya manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture
chaoticmarked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
obliviouslacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
outlandishof or relating to another country : foreign
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
contrivedhaving an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial