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 |
|---|---|
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| convivial | relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| prodigy | a highly talented child or youth |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| mortician | undertaker |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |