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 |
|---|---|
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| welter | writhe |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| docile | easily taught |
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |