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

WordMeaning
asepticpreventing infection
surpassto become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed
diademcrown
cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty
harpinga plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard
marsupialany of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young
consolean architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament
gustthe sensation of taste
eclipticof or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen