GRE Word List

CRONE

a cruel or ugly old woman

The meaning of the word crone is a cruel or ugly old woman.

Word	Meaning
gloat	to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight
volatile	characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change
stem_from	arise from; originate from
conclave	a private meeting or secret assembly
feign	to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression
compost	a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land
discriminate	to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of
extraneous	existing on or coming from the outside
transcribe	to make a written copy of
splice	to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands