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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WordMeaning
clandestinemarked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious
suppositionsomething that is supposed : hypothesis
valedictionan act of bidding farewell
disgorgeto discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit
revertto come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject)
adjacentnot distant : nearby
litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating
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discloseto make known or public
solicitto make petition to : entreat