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 |
|---|---|
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| medium | something in a middle position |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |