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 |
|---|---|
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| defalcate | deduct |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |