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 |
|---|---|
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| violate | break |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| bulk | magnitude |