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 |
|---|---|
| retract | to draw back or in |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| dissension | disagreement |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |