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 |
|---|---|
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| replicate | duplicate |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |