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 |
|---|---|
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |