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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| reverie | daydream |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| doze | to sleep lightly |