GRE Word List
THREAT
sign or warning (of coming danger); Ex. threat of rain; V: express a threat; give warning of (something bad); Ex. The cloud threatens rain.
The meaning of the word threat is sign or warning (of coming danger); Ex. threat of rain; V: express a threat; give warning of (something bad); Ex. The cloud threatens rain..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fluted | having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar); V. flute: make long parallel inward curves in; N. flute: long rounded groove incised on the shaft of a column |
| array | marshal; draw up in order; arrange in order; clothe splendidly; adorn; N: fine clothes; ordered group; Ex. in battle array |
| cornice | projecting molding on building (usually above columns or pillars); Γ³ΈΆ ΐε½Δ |
| despot | tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; CF. despotism |
| sundry | miscellaneous; various; several; N. sundries: small miscellaneous items |
| dismiss | eliminate from consideration; no longer consider; put out of court without further hearing; reject; discharge from employment; direct to leave; ADJ. dismissive; N. dismissal |
| nubile | marriageable; of marriageable age; CF. connubial |
| jetsam | things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship) |
| low | moo; make the sound of a cow |
| stodgy | dull; stuffy; boringly conservative; Ex. stodgy book |
