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
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
proponentone who argues in favor of something : advocate
brochurepamphlet
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
extortto obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
gruntto utter a grunt
inculcateto teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
begetto procreate as the father : sire