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 |
|---|---|
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| query | question |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |