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 |
|---|---|
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |