GRE Word List
AMPUTATE
to remove by or as if by cutting
The meaning of the word amputate is to remove by or as if by cutting.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| crass | gross |
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| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
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