GRE Word List
MUTILATE
maim; injure lastingly; deprive of a limb or an essential part
The meaning of the word mutilate is maim; injure lastingly; deprive of a limb or an essential part.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| corrugated | wrinkled; ridged |
| ramify | branch out; divide into branches or subdivisions |
| practical | based on experience; of or acquired through practice (rather than theory); useful; Ex. practical man |
| reconnaissance | survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering; V. reconnoiter: make a preliminary inspection of (esp. to gather military information) |
| improvise | compose on the spur of the moment |
| resurrect | revive |
| trickle | flow in drops or in a thin stream; N. |
| philatelist | stamp-collector; N. philately: stamp collecting |
| celerity | speed; rapidity |
| trivia | trifles; unimportant matters |