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 |
|---|---|
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| generate | to bring into existence: such as |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |