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 |
|---|---|
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |