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 |
|---|---|
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| lunar | crescent |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
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| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |