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 |
|---|---|
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |