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.

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WordMeaning
palpablecapable of being touched or felt : tangible
accretionthe process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as
awla pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)
descryto catch sight of
notcha V-shaped indentation
treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached
plumea feather of a bird: such as
unseemlynot seemly: such as
spoofdeceive
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter