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 |
|---|---|
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| guy | man |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |