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 |
|---|---|
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| galvanic | of, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |