GRE Word List
BALEFUL
deadly or pernicious in influence
The meaning of the word baleful is deadly or pernicious in influence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| scourge | whip |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| provision | the act or process of providing |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| garnish | decorate |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |