GRE Word List
MAR
spoil the appearance of
The meaning of the word mar is spoil the appearance of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| encroachment | gradual intrusion; Ex. I resent all these encroachments on my valuable time; V. encroach: take another's possessions or right gradually or stealthily; intrude; Ex. encroach on/upon |
| tend | have a tendency; take care of; minister; serve at; apply one's attention; attend |
| rectitude | moral correctness; moral uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment |
| suffocate | die or kill from lack of air; suppress |
| arch- | chief; first; Ex. archbishop |
| acrid | bitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent |
| inveterate | deep-rooted; habitual; CF. grow old |
| fluke | unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune; accidental stroke of good luck; ADJ. fluky |
| volley | simultaneous discharge of a number of shots; V. |
| flout | reject; mock; show contempt for; scorn; Ex. flout the rules |
