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 |
|---|---|
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |