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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conventionalformed by agreement or compact
stealtha cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection
destitutelacking something needed or desirable
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep
novicea person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community
rousinggiving rise to excitement : stirring
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
exhumedisinter
tightwada close or miserly person
tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food