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 |
|---|---|
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |