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 |
|---|---|
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |