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 |
|---|---|
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| reverberate | reflect |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
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| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
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