GRE Word List
MUTILATE
to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
The meaning of the word mutilate is to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alleviate | relieve |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| document | proof |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |