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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
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| agenda | a list or outline of things to be considered or done |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| deify | to make a god of |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |