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 |
|---|---|
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |