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 |
|---|---|
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |