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 |
|---|---|
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |
| canny | clever |
| doddering | feeble |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| impeach | to charge with a crime or misdemeanor |