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 |
|---|---|
| pedagogue | teacher |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| retrench | cut down |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| impoverish | to make poor |