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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|---|---|
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |