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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WordMeaning
impuissanceweakness
dripto let fall in drops
indecisivemarked by or prone to indecision : irresolute
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
spryable to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble
madrigala medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form
stricturean abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
suppositionsomething that is supposed : hypothesis
advocateone who defends or maintains a cause or proposal