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
dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
hindmostfarthest to the rear : last
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
franticemotionally out of control
lineagedescent in a line from a common progenitor
mammothany of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair
discloseto make known or public
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
antidotea remedy to counteract the effects of poison
improviseto compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously