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 |
|---|---|
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| hurl | rush |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| tanner | one that tans hides |