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 |
|---|---|
| succor | relief |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |