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 |
|---|---|
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| indenture | a document or a section of a document that is indented |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |