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 |
|---|---|
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |