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 |
|---|---|
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| concatenate | linked together |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |