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 |
|---|---|
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
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| energize | to make energetic, vigorous, or active |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| whimsy | whim |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
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| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |