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 |
|---|---|
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| unsavory | insipid |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |