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 |
|---|---|
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| opus | work |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |