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 |
|---|---|
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| repercussion | reflection |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| tycoon | a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |