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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WordMeaning
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
bandyto discuss lightly or banteringly
sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
discrepancythe quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance
holstera leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle
egothe self especially as contrasted with another self or the world
actuateto put into mechanical action or motion
hoverto position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it
benedictionthe invocation (see invocation
wrinklea small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease