GRE Word List
MINATORY
having a menacing quality
The meaning of the word minatory is having a menacing quality.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |