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 |
|---|---|
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| defalcate | deduct |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| superannuated | outmoded |