Which word means to severely mutilate, disfigure, or damage by cutting, tearing, or crushing?

• A. Treacherous
• B. Congealed
• C. Mangled
• D. Cairn

Answer: (C)

The idea here is a word that conveys severe damage by tearing or crushing, leading to disfigurement or a badly deformed state. Mangled precisely fits that sense: it describes something that has been damaged badly enough to be distorted or torn apart, whether it’s a body part, a vehicle, or an object. It can be used as an adjective, as in a mangled wreck, or as a verb, to mangle something means to cause that kind of severe damage. The other options don’t match this meaning: treacherous is about danger or deceit, congealed means liquid gradually turning into a solid, and cairn refers to a pile of stones or a marker, not damage.