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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WordMeaning
confideto have confidence : trust
supplicantone who supplicates
demagoguea leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
spawnto deposit or fertilize spawn
spinto draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
blackballto vote against
waiveto relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily
toppleto fall from or as if from being top-heavy
loftyelevated in character and spirit : noble