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 |
|---|---|
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |