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 |
|---|---|
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |