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 |
|---|---|
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| spate | freshet |
| elysian | of or relating to Elysium |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |