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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |