GRE Word List
MANGLE
tear or cut to pieces; mutilate or disfigure; Ex. badly mangled bodies
The meaning of the word mangle is tear or cut to pieces; mutilate or disfigure; Ex. badly mangled bodies.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hindmost | furthest behind; farthest to the rear |
| blunder | error; stupid mistake |
| comity | courtesy; civility; Ex. comity of nations |
| headstrong | willful; stubborn; unyielding; determined to have one's own way; CF. no 'excessive' |
| speck | small piece or mark; Ex. speck of dust in the eye |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| wretch | miserable person; bad or despicable person; ADJ. wretched: miserable; bad; contemptible; vile |
| furtive | stealthy; quiet and secret (trying to escape notice); sneaky; Ex. furtive glance |
| lateral | of or coming from the side |
| putrefy | make or become putrid; N. putrefaction |
