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 |
|---|---|
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |