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 |
|---|---|
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |