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 |
|---|---|
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| unkempt | not combed |
| sidetrack | siding |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |