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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crescendoa gradual increase
fermentationthe enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity
privyprivate
immaculatespotlessly clean
sanguinarybloodthirsty
statutoryof or relating to statutes
kleptomaniaca person evidencing kleptomania
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
galleona heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish