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 |
|---|---|
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| commune | talk over |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
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