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 |
|---|---|
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |