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 |
|---|---|
| obese | having excessive body fat |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| address | to mark directions for delivery on |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| tatter | to make ragged |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |