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 |
|---|---|
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| hysteria | a psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |