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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|---|---|
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| spectrum | a 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 |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
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| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| magnitude | great size or extent |