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 |
|---|---|
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| reckon | count |
| niggle | trifle |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |