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.

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WordMeaning
tortuousmarked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding
episodicmade up of separate especially loosely connected episodes
auspiciousshowing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious
precipitousprecipitate
intrepidcharacterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance
primaryfirst in order of time or development : primitive
fruitfulyielding or producing fruit
unfledgednot feathered : not ready for flight
subsidya grant or gift of money: such as
connotationsomething suggested by a word or thing : implication