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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| pose | to set forth or offer for attention or consideration |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |