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 |
|---|---|
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| lode | waterway |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
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| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |