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 |
|---|---|
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |