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 |
|---|---|
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| monochromatic | having or consisting of one color or hue |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| seasoned | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |