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 |
|---|---|
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
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| azure | the blue color of the clear sky |
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| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
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| forego | to go before : precede |
| meander | a winding path or course |
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