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.

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WordMeaning
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
demographicthe statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets
oustto remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity
swellto expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit
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facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
dooma law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England
cohereto hold together firmly as parts of the same mass
pulsateto throb or move rhythmically : vibrate
frictionthe rubbing of one body against another