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 |
|---|---|
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| lunar | crescent |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| repercussion | reflection |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
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| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |