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 |
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| veer | to change direction or course |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |