GRE Word List
BALEFUL
deadly or pernicious in influence
The meaning of the word baleful is deadly or pernicious in influence.
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|---|---|
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| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| bliss | complete happiness |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
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