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

WordMeaning
clichea trite phrase or expression
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
startto move suddenly and violently : spring
nemesisthe Greek goddess of retributive justice
devolveto pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another
talonthe claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey
posthumousborn after the death of the father
pyromaniaca person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania
laceto draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets
edificebuilding