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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salaciousarousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination
bizarrestrikingly out of the ordinary: such as
deleteriousharmful often in a subtle or unexpected way
indeterminatenot definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague
campa place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
venoma toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect
noisomenoxious
comebacka sharp or witty reply : retort
opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance
reactionaryrelating to, marked by, or favoring reaction