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 |
|---|---|
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |