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 |
|---|---|
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |