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 |
|---|---|
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| overweening | arrogant |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| steep | lofty |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| generate | to bring into existence: such as |