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 |
|---|---|
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
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| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| trance | stupor |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |