GRE Word List
MAYHEM
needless or willful damage or violence
The meaning of the word mayhem is needless or willful damage or violence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| expertise | the skill of an expert |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |