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 |
|---|---|
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| lampoon | satire |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |