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
mercantileof or relating to merchants or trading
parvenuone that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it
braidto make from braids
mealymouthednot plain and straightforward : devious
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
suffragistone who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women
beleaguerbesiege
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle