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 |
|---|---|
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| ploy | escapade |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |