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 |
|---|---|
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| haven | harbor |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |