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 |
|---|---|
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| ebullient | boiling |