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 |
|---|---|
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| calculated | apt |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |