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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |