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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WordMeaning
subsideto sink or fall to the bottom : settle
inarticulateincapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
tenantone who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another
sartorialof or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
mergerthe absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
solitudethe quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion
convolutedhaving convolutions