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 |
|---|---|
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |