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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improviseto compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
tribunala court or forum of justice
fetefestival
masochista person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism
labyrintha place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys
odysseya long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune
meretriciousof or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution
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graduateto receive an academic degree or diploma