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 |
|---|---|
| confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |