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 |
|---|---|
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| grudging | unwilling |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| canine | a conical pointed tooth |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |