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 |
|---|---|
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| encumber | weigh down |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |