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 |
|---|---|
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| compelling | that compels: such as |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| corporeal | having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |