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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| politic | political |
| declivity | downward inclination |