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 |
|---|---|
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |