GRE Word List
MALEFICENT
working or productive of harm or evil : baleful
The meaning of the word maleficent is working or productive of harm or evil : baleful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| exhume | disinter |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |