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 |
|---|---|
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| demented | mad |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |