GRE Word List
MENACE
a show of intention to inflict harm : threat
The meaning of the word menace is a show of intention to inflict harm : threat.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |