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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conformistone who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior
magisterialof, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
evocativeevoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
palatableagreeable to the palate or taste
expeditiousmarked by or acting with prompt efficiency
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compunctionanxiety arising from awareness of guilt
inadvertentlyunintentional