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 |
|---|---|
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
| obscure | dark |
| nib | bill |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |