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 |
|---|---|
| passe | past one's prime |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |