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 |
|---|---|
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| plumber | a dealer or worker in lead |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |