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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| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
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| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
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