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 |
|---|---|
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |