GRE Word List
MAR
to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
The meaning of the word mar is to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
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| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| harping | a 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 |