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 |
|---|---|
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |