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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |