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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WordMeaning
zephyra breeze from the west
coupa sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'état
parchmentthe skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
warrantedsanction
gougea chisel with a concavo-convex cross section
licentiouslacking legal or moral restraints
distantseparated in space : away
ejaculationan act of ejaculating
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point