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 |
|---|---|
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |