GRE Word List
BANE
a source of harm or ruin : curse
The meaning of the word bane is a source of harm or ruin : curse.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |