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 |
|---|---|
| quench | put out |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |