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 |
|---|---|
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |