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 |
|---|---|
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |