GRE Word List
THREAT
an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage
The meaning of the word threat is an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| amity | friendship |