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 |
|---|---|
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| relish | characteristic flavor |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |