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 |
|---|---|
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
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| aver | to declare positively |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| carefree | free from care: such as |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
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