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 |
|---|---|
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| unkempt | not combed |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |