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 |
|---|---|
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |