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 |
|---|---|
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
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| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| render | to melt down |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |