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 |
|---|---|
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| poise | balance |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |