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 |
|---|---|
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |