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 |
|---|---|
| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| rider | one that rides |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |