GRE Word List
MAIM
to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
The meaning of the word maim is to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |