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.

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WordMeaning
shacklesomething (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
virtualbeing such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted
exactto call for forcibly or urgently and obtain
elysiumthe abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology
decelerateto reduce the speed of : slow down
superficialof, relating to, or located near a surface
outmodednot being in style
absolutefree from imperfection : perfect