GRE Word List
DISFIGURE
to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
The meaning of the word disfigure is to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| ebullient | boiling |