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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
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| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |