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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bestialof or relating to beasts
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vividvery strong : very high in chroma
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practicablecapable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible
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philistinea native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia
inarticulateincapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing