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 |
|---|---|
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| obese | having excessive body fat |
| diadem | crown |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| demerit | offense |