GRE Word List
HAVOC
wide and general destruction : devastation
The meaning of the word havoc is wide and general destruction : devastation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| wreak | bring about |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| grudging | unwilling |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |