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
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
credentialwarranting credit or confidence
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached
engagingtending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive
sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
cliquea narrow exclusive circle or group of persons
computeto determine especially by mathematical means
nonsensewords or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas
religiousrelating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity