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 |
|---|---|
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |