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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WordMeaning
posturethe position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose
abysmalimmeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad
culpritone accused of or charged with a crime
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
retiringreserved
reimburseto pay back to someone : repay
effluviuman invisible emanation
thronga multitude of assembled persons
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
matrixsomething within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form