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
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
perennialpresent at all seasons of the year
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
statelymarked by lofty or imposing dignity
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
smudgeto make a smudge on
masqueradea social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes
discernibleable to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned
incarcerateto put in prison