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

WordMeaning
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
consequentialof the nature of a secondary result : indirect
pliantpliable
moodinesssubject to depression : gloomy
consolidationthe act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated
dumbfoundto confound (see confound
impuissanceweakness
carcinogenicproducing or tending to produce cancer
transcendentexceeding usual limits : surpassing
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging