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 |
|---|---|
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| writ | something written : writing |