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 |
|---|---|
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| rustle | to make or cause a rustle |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
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| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| marital | of or relating to marriage or the married state |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |