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 |
|---|---|
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| sleek | slick |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| stringent | tight |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| fiend | devil |