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 |
|---|---|
| mulct | fine |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |