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 |
|---|---|
| vibrant | pulsating with life, vigor, or activity |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| agenda | a list or outline of things to be considered or done |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
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