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 |
|---|---|
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |