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 |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| medium | something in a middle position |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |