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 |
|---|---|
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |