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.
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| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
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| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
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| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
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| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |