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 |
|---|---|
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| dint | force |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |