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.

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WordMeaning
prophylacticguarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection
gapeto open the mouth wide
vaingloriousmarked by vainglory : boastful
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
reverentexpressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful
inuredto accustom to accept something undesirable
poignancythe quality or state of being poignant
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)