GRE Word List
MARRED
damaged; disfigured; V. mar: spoil; disfigure
The meaning of the word marred is damaged; disfigured; V. mar: spoil; disfigure.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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veritable | being truly so; real or genuine; actual; not false or imaginary |
hazardous | dangerous |
bugaboo | bugbear; object of baseless terror |
skim | read or glance through quickly; touch lightly in passing; brush; remove from the surface of a liquid |
husbandry | frugality; thrift; economy; agriculture; farming; Ex. animal husbandry; CF. husbandman |
afterlife | life after death; later part of one's life |
creep | move with body close to the ground; move stealthily or slowly; N. |
mordant | biting; sarcastic; stinging; (apprec.) incisive; cutting; Ex. mordant pen/wit |
diva | operatic singer; prima donna |
prescience | ability to foretell the future; knowledge of actions before they occur; ADJ. prescient |