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 |
|---|---|
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |