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 |
|---|---|
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
| disclose | to make known or public |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |