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 |
|---|---|
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |