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

WordMeaning
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
bitinghaving the power to bite
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animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
intolerantunable or unwilling to endure
deltathe 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table
prevailto gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph
decoya pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture
cloistera monastic establishment
ambushto attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay