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 |
|---|---|
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |