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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explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
garishclothed in vivid colors
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welta strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together
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confinesomething (such as borders or walls) that encloses
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