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 |
|---|---|
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |