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 |
|---|---|
| endue | provide |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
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| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| quarry | game |