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 |
|---|---|
| demure | reserved |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| credo | a guiding belief or principle : creed |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |