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 |
|---|---|
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| polity | political organization |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| genre | a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| faculty | ability |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |