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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WordMeaning
catechismoral instruction
sobrietythe quality or state of being sober
descryto catch sight of
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
imploreto make an earnest request to (someone) : beg
fouloffensive to the senses : loathsome
executorone who executes something
pinchto squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
recurrentrunning or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness