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 |
|---|---|
| longevity | a long duration of individual life |
| comestible | edible |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| transcendental | transcendent |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |