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.

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trunkthe main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots
smatteringsuperficial piecemeal knowledge
languishto be or become feeble, weak, or enervated
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
haggardnot tamed
indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
bruisean injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion
omnivorousfeeding on both animal and vegetable substances
distraughtagitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain