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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| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| wont | accustomed |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |