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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| nomenclature | name |