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 |
|---|---|
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| sheer | unqualified |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| muggy | being warm, damp, and close |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |