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

WordMeaning
colloquyconversation
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
tycoona businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate
impassivegiving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless
ciliatedpossessing cilia
pyromaniaca person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
tempothe rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking
chantto make melodic sounds with the voice
supersedeto cause to be set aside