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 |
|---|---|
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |