GRE words about danger and harm
This study set contains GRE vocabulary words related to danger and harm, focusing on precise meanings and usage in context. Ideal for students preparing for the GRE and seeking to enhance their lexical repertoire in the context of risk and injury.
Quiz(48 questions)
1. What does 'menace' mean?
Terms in this Study Set(48)
Words Indicating Danger(16)
perilous
dangerous
hazardous
risky
menace
threat
jeopardy
danger
precarious
unstable
risk
exposure to danger
detrimental
harmful
threatening
intimidating
vulnerable
open to harm
alarm
warning of danger
endanger
put at risk
volatile
unstable and dangerous
unsafe
not safe
caution
care taken to avoid danger
fateful
having important and often negative consequences
peril
serious and immediate danger
Terms for Harm and Injury(16)
detriment
harm or damage
impair
to weaken or damage
injurious
causing harm or damage
malediction
a curse; a calling down of evil
venomous
capable of inflicting injury or harm
detrimental
causing harm or injury
calamity
a serious event causing distress or harm
afflict
to cause pain or suffering
perilous
full of danger or risk
malevolent
having or showing a wish to do harm
nocuous
harmful or destructive
hazardous
risky or dangerous
wound
an injury to body tissue
debilitate
to make weak or infirm
ravage
to cause severe and extensive damage
scourge
a source of widespread suffering
Expressions of Threat(16)
menace
a threat or danger
intimidate
to frighten or make someone feel afraid
hazardous
dangerous or risky
foreboding
a sense of impending doom or danger
imminent threat
a danger that is about to happen
coerce
to force someone to act in a certain way through threats
alarm
a feeling of fear or concern
perilous
full of danger or risk
menacing
suggesting the presence of danger or harm
vulnerable
capable of being harmed or attacked
threatening demeanor
a behavior that indicates a potential for harm
forewarned is forearmed
being warned in advance helps to protect against danger
simmering tension
a situation that is quietly dangerous or threatening
under duress
under pressure or threat
dangerous liaisons
relationships that may lead to harm or risk
caustic remarks
comments that can hurt or harm feelings or reputations
Questions in this Study Set(48)
1. What does 'menace' mean?
2. What does 'perilous' mean?
3. What does 'detriment' mean?
4. Which word means 'to frighten or make someone feel afraid'?
5. Which word means 'to put at risk'?
6. Which word means 'to weaken or damage'?
7. In the context of risk, what does 'hazardous' mean?
8. What does 'detrimental' mean?
9. In a sentence: The chemicals were found to be very _____ to aquatic life. What word fits here?
10. What is the meaning of 'foreboding'?
11. Which word means 'unstable and dangerous'?
12. What does 'malediction' mean?
13. Which term describes a danger that is about to happen?
14. 'Menace' can best be defined as what?
15. Which word means 'capable of inflicting injury or harm'?
16. What does 'coerce' mean?
17. What does 'jeopardy' mean?
18. What does 'detrimental' mean?
19. Which word refers to a feeling of fear or concern?
20. Which word means 'care taken to avoid danger'?
21. In a sentence: The flood was a _____ for the entire region, leading to loss of homes and livelihoods. What word fits here?
22. What does 'perilous' mean?
23. What does 'precarious' mean?
24. Which word means 'to cause pain or suffering'?
25. Which term suggests the presence of danger or harm?
26. Which word means 'serious and immediate danger'?
27. What does 'perilous' mean?
28. What does 'vulnerable' mean?
29. What does 'threatening' mean?
30. Which word means 'having or showing a wish to do harm'?
31. Which phrase indicates a behavior that suggests a potential for harm?
32. Which term refers to 'not safe'?
33. In a sentence: The chemicals released were found to be _____ to human health. What word fits here?
34. 'Forewarned is forearmed' means what?
35. 'Vulnerable' is best described as what?
36. What does 'hazardous' mean?
37. What does 'simmering tension' imply?
38. What does 'alarm' mean in the context of danger?
39. Which word refers to an injury to body tissue?
40. What does 'under duress' mean?
41. Which word means 'having important and often negative consequences'?
42. In a sentence: The disease can _____ the bodily functions if untreated. What word fits here?
43. What are 'dangerous liaisons'?
44. What does 'hazardous' mean?
45. What does 'ravage' mean?
46. What does 'caustic remarks' mean?
47. Which word means 'open to harm'?
48. Which word means 'a source of widespread suffering'?
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