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 |
|---|---|
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |