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

WordMeaning
ingratiateto gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
roosteran adult male domestic chicken
subsistencereal being : existence
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
squabblea noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters
synchronoushappening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
cantthe expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments
lacklusterlacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull
firebranda piece of burning wood
vehementmarked by forceful energy : powerful