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 |
|---|---|
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| spare | not being used |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| crass | gross |