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 |
|---|---|
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |