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 |
|---|---|
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |