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 |
|---|---|
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| wrath | strong vengeful anger or indignation |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |