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 |
|---|---|
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| turbulence | the quality or state of being turbulent: such as |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
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| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |