GRE Word List
MAYHEM
needless or willful damage or violence
The meaning of the word mayhem is needless or willful damage or violence.
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|---|---|
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| ramp | a sloping way or plane: such as |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
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| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
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