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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
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| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
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| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
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| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |