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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| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |