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 |
|---|---|
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| lout | to bow in respect |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |