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 |
|---|---|
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| abnegation | denial |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| migratory | of, relating to, or characterized by migration |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |