GRE Word List
DELETERIOUS
harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way
The meaning of the word deleterious is harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |
| smart | having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |