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 |
|---|---|
| desiccate | to dry up |
| swill | wash |
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| merger | the 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 |
| shack | hut |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |