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 |
|---|---|
| quench | put out |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |