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 |
|---|---|
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| rift | fissure |
| dominate | rule |