GRE Word List
DEFACE
mar; disfigure
The meaning of the word deface is mar; disfigure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rebus | representation of words in the form of pictures or symbols; puzzle in which pictures or letters stand for words; Ex. ``R U 18'' is a rebus for ``Are you 18''. |
| trinket | knickknack; bauble; cheap jewelry |
| anguish | acute pain; extreme suffering |
| dissection | analysis; cutting apart in order to examine |
| sheaf | bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together |
| barrister | counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law; CF. bar |
| repeal | revoke; annul |
| incoherent | unintelligible; muddled; unable to express one's thoughts in an orderly manner; illogical; lacking cohesion; not coherent |
| flamboyant | ornate; highly elaborate; richly colored; ostentatious; showy; CF. flame |
| glaring | (of something bad) highly conspicuous; harshly bright; shining intensely and blindingly |
