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
loatheto dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
disgorgeto discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit
simplisticexcessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details
supinelying on the back or with the face upward
propitiousfavorably disposed : benevolent
comatoseof, resembling, or affected with coma
withdrawnremoved from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
memoiran official note or report : memorandum
taperto become progressively smaller toward one end