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 |
|---|---|
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| exhume | disinter |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |