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 |
|---|---|
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |