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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WordMeaning
duressforcible restraint or restriction
mercenaryone that serves merely for wages
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incorrigibleincapable of being corrected or amended: such as
retrospectiveof, relating to, or given to retrospection
denounceto pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil
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