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 |
|---|---|
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| galaxy | milky way galaxy |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |