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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| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| residual | remainder |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| progeny | descendants |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |