GRE Word List

MAYHEM

needless or willful damage or violence

The meaning of the word mayhem is needless or willful damage or violence.

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WordMeaning
detainto hold or keep in or as if in custody
resoundto become filled with sound : reverberate
repelto drive back : repulse
bodeto indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage
mollycoddleto treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention
monumentalserving as or resembling a monument : massive
predecessorone that precedes
touchymarked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation
facadethe front of a building
creeda brief authoritative formula of religious belief