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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WordMeaning
tatterto make ragged
salubriousfavorable to or promoting health or well-being
miniaturea copy on a much reduced scale
decipherdecode
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
resoundto become filled with sound : reverberate
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
enterprisingmarked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act
matineea musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon