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.

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WordMeaning
eulogistica commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased
forda shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading
encipherto convert (a message) into cipher
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
secreteto form and give off (a secretion)
kineticof or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith
morbidof, relating to, or characteristic of disease
manneredhaving manners of a specified kind
indoctrinateto imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle
comaa state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison