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 |
|---|---|
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| pitfall | trap |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |