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
appropriateespecially suitable or compatible : fitting
augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
remittancea sum of money remitted
muggybeing warm, damp, and close
heterogeneousconsisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed
capricea sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
reciprocalinversely related : opposite
draconianof, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him