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

WordMeaning
virtuosoone who excels in the technique of an art
unfalteringnot wavering or weakening : firm
demurto take exception : object
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
inroadan advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something
veerto change direction or course
limnto draw or paint on a surface