GRE Word List

CRONE

a cruel or ugly old woman

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

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WordMeaning
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging
banallacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
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potpourria mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical
grovelto creep with the face to the ground : crawl
suspensethe state of being suspended : suspension
chroniclea historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation
chroniccontinuing or occurring again and again for a long time
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")