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 |
|---|---|
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| hortatory | hortative |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |