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 |
|---|---|
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| epic | a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| garner | to gather into storage |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |