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 |
|---|---|
| fester | to generate pus |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |