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 |
|---|---|
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| nurture | training |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
