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 |
|---|---|
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| pedagogy | the art, science, or profession of teaching |