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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| mulct | fine |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |
| brink | edge |