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 |
|---|---|
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| ebullient | boiling |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |