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 |
|---|---|
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| quisling | traitor |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| drama | a composition (see composition |