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 |
|---|---|
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| appease | pacify |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |