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 |
|---|---|
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |
| quorum | a select group |
| stellar | of or relating to the stars : astral |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |