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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WordMeaning
inertlacking the power to move
venerablecalling forth respect through age, character, and attainments
upshotthe final result : outcome
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated
morosehaving a sullen and gloomy disposition
trougha long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals
embossto raise the surface of into bosses
oligarchygovernment by the few
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality