GRE Word List
MARRED
to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
The meaning of the word marred is to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| romp | one that romps |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
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