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 |
|---|---|
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| shambles | a meat market |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |