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 |
|---|---|
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |