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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
