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 |
|---|---|
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
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| denomination | an act of denominating |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| boor | peasant |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |