GRE Word List
BALEFUL
deadly or pernicious in influence
The meaning of the word baleful is deadly or pernicious in influence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |