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 |
|---|---|
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| dingy | dirty |