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 |
|---|---|
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |