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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maimto mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
parodya literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
blithelacking due thought or consideration : casual
vulnerablecapable of being physically or emotionally wounded
solicitorone that solicits
brinkedge
chaffthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
deadpanmarked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression
applicationan act of applying:
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21