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 |
|---|---|
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |