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 |
|---|---|
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
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| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| headlong | headfirst |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |