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 |
|---|---|
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| passe | past one's prime |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |