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 |
|---|---|
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |