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 |
|---|---|
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| spare | not being used |
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |