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 |
|---|---|
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |