GRE Word List

MAIM

to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously

The meaning of the word maim is to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously.

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WordMeaning
secreteto form and give off (a secretion)
passiveacted upon by an external agency
resplendentshining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor
glossyhaving a surface luster or brightness
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
mogulan Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
decelerateto reduce the speed of : slow down
conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)