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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| clime | climate |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |