GRE Word List
HAVOC
wide and general destruction : devastation
The meaning of the word havoc is wide and general destruction : devastation.
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peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
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entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
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conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
discompose | to destroy the composure of |
piscatorial | piscatory |
apprehend | arrest |
compulsion | an act of compelling |