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 |
|---|---|
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |