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 |
|---|---|
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |