GRE Word List

HAZARD

a source of danger

The meaning of the word hazard is a source of danger.

Random words

WordMeaning
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
ordainto invest (see invest
mantlea loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak
amorousstrongly moved by love and especially sexual love
testatora person who dies leaving a will or testament in force
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
spendthrifta person who spends improvidently or wastefully
antithesisthe direct opposite
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim