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
gingerlyvery cautious or careful
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
blueof the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue
prosodythe study of versification
appeasepacify
suspensethe state of being suspended : suspension
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
discordlack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)
indecisiona wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution