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 |
|---|---|
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| savant | a person of learning |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| cataclysm | flood |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| wanton | merciless |