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 |
|---|---|
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| slew | a large number |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |