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 |
|---|---|
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| fete | festival |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |