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 |
|---|---|
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| bovine | of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| fiend | devil |
| indite | make up |