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3/24/15

Bane

Bane

<bayne>

burden; curse; torment;

something that is annoying or painful.

The rabbits were the bane of my garden. They ate all the vegetables.

Memory trick:
bane rhymes with pain

Used at work:
Meetings are the bane of my time management. They take up too much time.



(c) 2015 E. Carruthers



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