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 |
|---|---|
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |