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 |
|---|---|
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |