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 |
|---|---|
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |