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 |
|---|---|
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |