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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clapto strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
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leniencythe quality or state of being lenient
annuitya sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
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cadeta younger brother or son
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
levythe imposition or collection of an assessment
magnitudegreat size or extent