GRE Word List
BALEFUL
deadly or pernicious in influence
The meaning of the word baleful is deadly or pernicious in influence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| sheer | unqualified |