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
adherentone who adheres to something: such as
proselytizeto induce someone to convert to one's faith
contentiouslikely to cause disagreement or argument
clipperone that clips something
stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe
aspersiona false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
milieuthe physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
obsequiousmarked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness