GRE Word List
CRONE
a cruel or ugly old woman
The meaning of the word crone is a cruel or ugly old woman.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| grill | to broil on a grill |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |