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 |
|---|---|
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| steep | lofty |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| savant | a person of learning |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |