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 |
|---|---|
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| clipper | one that clips something |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| attentive | mindful |