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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| passe | past one's prime |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |