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 |
|---|---|
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| prank | trick |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |