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 |
|---|---|
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |
| economy | the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |