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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pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
authenticateto prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine
disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
scrappyconsisting of scraps
somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm
soddendull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages
hierarchya division of angels
collectedgathered together
nattytrimly neat and tidy : smart
blighta disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)