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

WordMeaning
bruntthe principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack)
demurto take exception : object
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
defunctno longer living, existing, or functioning
onomatopoeiathe naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)
cubiclea sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
savanta person of learning
indeterminatenot definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague