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 |
|---|---|
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| hirsute | hairy |
| motley | variegated in color |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |