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 |
|---|---|
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |