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 |
|---|---|
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| transcendental | transcendent |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |