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 |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |