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 |
|---|---|
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| endue | provide |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |