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 |
|---|---|
| bulk | magnitude |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| dire | exciting horror |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| psyche | a princess loved by Cupid |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |