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 |
|---|---|
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| groom | bridegroom |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| unique | being the only one : sole |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |