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 |
|---|---|
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| grill | to broil on a grill |