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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ployescapade
capricea sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action
suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
augustmarked by majestic dignity or grandeur
encipherto convert (a message) into cipher
tangiblecapable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
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resortone that affords aid or refuge : resource
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form