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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |