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 |
|---|---|
| slew | a large number |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |