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 |
|---|---|
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| implication | something implied: such as |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |