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 |
|---|---|
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| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| forebears | ancestor |
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