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
apiaristbeekeeper
assurancethe state of being assured: such as
pretensionan allegation of doubtful value : pretext
gauntexcessively thin and angular
proclivityan inclination or predisposition toward something
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
disseminateto spread abroad as though sowing seed
aureolea radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage
retentivehaving the power, property, or capacity of retaining