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 |
|---|---|
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| flighty | swift |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |