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 |
|---|---|
| substantial | consisting of or relating to substance |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| spate | freshet |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |