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 |
|---|---|
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |