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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| colloquy | conversation |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| primal | original |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |