GRE Word List
EFFACE
to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
The meaning of the word efface is to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |