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 |
|---|---|
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| din | a loud continued noise |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
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| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
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