GRE Word List

DECAPITATE

to cut off the head of : behead

The meaning of the word decapitate is to cut off the head of : behead.

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WordMeaning
dissipateto break up and drive off
garbledmade unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
stratifiedformed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
misconstrueto interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret
provocativeserving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate
reconditedifficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep
tyrannyoppressive power