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 |
|---|---|
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
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| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |