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 |
|---|---|
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |