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Baleful

(Adjective)

Meaning:Destructive; harmful
Sounds Like:Bale_full → Large bundle_full;Bale_fall
Imagine This:A bale full of gunpowder is harmful and dangerous when kept under the hot sun.
If a bale of hay falls on you from the top of a building, it will certainly be harmful to you, won’t it?Ouch…!Even though it is just a bale of hay.
Other Forms:Balefully (adverb)

Balm

(Noun)

Meaning:Ointment for soothing pain, something that comforts or soothes
Sounds Like:Palm
Imagine This:ou can find a special kind of ointment that soothes pain in palm tree oils.
Remember This:Remember seeing Michael Chang, one of the top Professional tennis players, advertising “Tiger Balm� on TV?He claims that the Chinese ointment is effective in soothing his muscle aches after a tennis match.

Banal

(Adjective)

Meaning:Boring; common; ordinary; dull
Sounds Like:Ban_Al
Imagine This:NBC station manager banned Al’s television shows from prime time TV because it was extremely boring.
Other Forms:Banality (noun)

Baneful

(Adjective)

Meaning:Poisonous, harmful, destructive
Sounds Like:Painful
Imagine This:When you inhale poisonous fumes (gas), it will be painful. Looks Like:Baleful Imagine This:It must be harmful and destructive if a heavy bale of hay falls on you.

Beguile

(Verb)

Meaning:To deceive by charm; to make time pass by pleasantly
Looks Like:Be_guide
Imagine This:There was a charming but deceiving tourist guide who persuaded the tourists to pay the tips up-front, and she disappeared with the money shortly after.
Remember This:Be- →A prefix meaningexist (e.g. being); around (e.g. around); treat as (e.g. befriend)
Other Forms:Beguiling (adjective); Beguilingly (adverb)
Connect With:Beguiling (adjective); Beguilingly (adverb)