GRE Word List
MANGLE
to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing
The meaning of the word mangle is to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
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| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
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| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |