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 |
|---|---|
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |