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 |
|---|---|
| quisling | traitor |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| bacchanal | orgy |
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| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
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