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 |
|---|---|
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| unfrock | defrock |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |