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.

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WordMeaning
antiquityancient times
resuscitateto revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness
imperativenot to be avoided or evaded : necessary
volatilecharacterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change
phyluma direct line of descent within a group
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
puzzleto offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally
ebbthe reflux of the tide toward the sea
bereavementthe state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze