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 |
|---|---|
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| catholic | roman catholic |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |