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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
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| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| devious | wandering |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |