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 |
|---|---|
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| defalcate | deduct |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |