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 |
|---|---|
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| vixen | a female fox |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |