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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| addle | rotten |
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| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
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| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
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