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 |
|---|---|
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |