GRE Word List
HAVOC
widespread damage; disorder; chaos
The meaning of the word havoc is widespread damage; disorder; chaos.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rent | tear made by rending; rip; split |
| morose | ill-humored; sullen; sullenly melancholy |
| intermittent | periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals |
| imprecation | curse; swearword |
| fell | cut or knock down (a tree or a person); bring down (with a missile) |
| supposition | assumption; hypothesis; surmise; V. suppose |
| mordant | biting; sarcastic; stinging; (apprec.) incisive; cutting; Ex. mordant pen/wit |
| tycoon | wealthy and powerful businessperson; wealthy leader; magnate; Ex. business tycoon |
| recount | narrate or tell (a story); count over again |
| placebo | harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill |