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 |
|---|---|
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |