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 |
|---|---|
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |